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Topic Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude

Common Core Standards RL.4.1 Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. RL.4.9 Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes and topics in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures. Rl4.9 Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably. W.4.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

Suggested Student Objectives Students will utilize the writing process to compare and contrast two fairytales using supporting details and evidence from given text, "Rumpelstiltskin" and "Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude"

Suggested Additional Readings Rumpelstitltskin [] [] [] Yeh-Shen by Ai-Ling Louie Cinderella -many versions-see school Librarian Yeh-Shen by Ai-Ling Louie


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 * Yeh-Shen:... ||

"Zomo's Friends" RA52-RA60 "What's In a Name" RA60-RA61 "Bring Your Writing Home" -good to use as editing assighnment pages RA62-RA63
 * Use Paths to Discovery **

Resource Links Native American Folktales and Diane Ferlatte Website [|www.unitedstreaming.com-native] American folktales and african folktales
 * Diane Ferlatte Website
 * Native American Cultures
 * Learn about Native Americans
 * National Geographic Kids: Native American Photos

Activities

Assessments Students will be assessed by using ELA Rubric for Writing-Comparing/Contrasting

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